Ukraine's Foreign Ministry denies knowing about Trump-Putin call - Reuters

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry denies knowing about Trump-Putin call - Reuters

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Ukraine's Foreign Ministry denies being informed of the phone call between Trump and Putin.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine has stated that reports that Kyiv was informed in advance about a telephone conversation between US President-elect Donald Trump and Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin are false. This was reported by Reuters, according to UNN.

Reports that the Ukrainian side was informed in advance of the alleged conversation are false. Accordingly, Ukraine could neither support nor oppose this conversation,

- Ministry spokesman Heorhiy Tykhyi told Reuters.

Recall

The Washington Post, citing its sources , reportedthat Trump had a phone conversation with Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine. During the conversation, he urged not to escalate the conflict and reminded of the US military presence in Europe.